WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.500 Hello and welcome to HYBR1D Powered by chinkseyMEDIA. 00:00:04.500 --> 00:00:08.300 We're back again for every word from Mikel 00:00:08.300 --> 00:00:13.640 Arteta's pre -Burnley presser. Mikel Arteta faced 00:00:13.640 --> 00:00:16.699 the press ahead of our trip to Turf Moor to take 00:00:16.699 --> 00:00:19.600 on Burnley in the Premier League. We are on a 00:00:19.600 --> 00:00:22.160 run of eight straight wins in all competitions 00:00:22.160 --> 00:00:26.199 and Mikel spoke about our form, taking on Scott 00:00:26.199 --> 00:00:30.429 Parker's Burnley and much more. Mikel Arteta, 00:00:30.629 --> 00:00:34.469 on any new injury news? No, I think we have the 00:00:34.469 --> 00:00:37.890 same ones. Martinelli is still out. Saliba, we 00:00:37.890 --> 00:00:40.170 have to wait and see. We have another training 00:00:40.170 --> 00:00:42.729 session this afternoon and the rest are still 00:00:42.729 --> 00:00:45.229 getting closer. I think in the right direction, 00:00:45.369 --> 00:00:48.490 but not available yet. Mikel almost does this 00:00:48.490 --> 00:00:50.329 every week. There's always a player who's touch 00:00:50.329 --> 00:00:54.070 and go. This week, it seems to be... William 00:00:54.070 --> 00:00:57.130 Saliba. Last week, it was Gabriel. My prediction 00:00:57.130 --> 00:00:59.490 last week was it was my own games and that Gabriel 00:00:59.490 --> 00:01:02.229 would be fine because of his aerial prowess. 00:01:02.350 --> 00:01:06.129 However, this week, I'm going to say I think 00:01:06.129 --> 00:01:08.489 Saliba will probably miss out. He might be on 00:01:08.489 --> 00:01:10.609 the bench, but I think he'll opt with Christian 00:01:10.609 --> 00:01:13.870 Mosquera. So I think the back four is going to 00:01:13.870 --> 00:01:17.290 be Jurian Timber, Christian Mosquera, Gabriel 00:01:17.290 --> 00:01:21.840 and Riccardo Calafiori. On the timeline for Gabriel 00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:24.959 Martinelli, we don't know yet, but I think this 00:01:24.959 --> 00:01:29.959 game is going to come too early for him. OK, 00:01:30.099 --> 00:01:32.620 yeah, Martinelli, he ruled him out for midweek, 00:01:32.620 --> 00:01:34.599 so obviously Martinelli is out for the Burnley 00:01:34.599 --> 00:01:38.719 game. However, Slavia Prague's on Tuesday afternoon. 00:01:39.500 --> 00:01:42.280 I don't think he'll be fit for that one, so you'll 00:01:42.280 --> 00:01:46.700 probably be looking at the Sunderland game. At 00:01:46.700 --> 00:01:50.819 best. On a timeline for Havertz, Madweke, Odegaard 00:01:50.819 --> 00:01:53.900 and Jesus, I would say weeks and some of them 00:01:53.900 --> 00:01:57.079 pretty soon, hopefully. If they keep evolving 00:01:57.079 --> 00:02:00.879 the way they are, it's difficult to put a game, 00:02:00.980 --> 00:02:03.280 you know? You know that we have the international 00:02:03.280 --> 00:02:07.420 break, which is a two -week break there. And 00:02:07.420 --> 00:02:10.120 after that, I think we'll have some back. I don't 00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:12.360 know if it's going to be all of them, some of 00:02:12.360 --> 00:02:15.550 them. but we'll be quite close by then. Okay, 00:02:15.610 --> 00:02:18.650 cool. In terms of the likelihood for return, 00:02:18.830 --> 00:02:21.169 I think Madueke is probably at the front of that 00:02:21.169 --> 00:02:24.770 little list. Then I would say Odegaard, secondly. 00:02:25.629 --> 00:02:29.650 And then I'll probably opt for... Oh, this is 00:02:29.650 --> 00:02:31.849 interesting between Kai Havertz and Jesus, but 00:02:31.849 --> 00:02:34.569 I mean, I'll probably say Peke Noda, Madueke, 00:02:34.650 --> 00:02:38.860 Odegaard. Havertz than Jesus because Jesus looks 00:02:38.860 --> 00:02:41.759 like he's back running and that but for him to 00:02:41.759 --> 00:02:44.460 build up match fitness for him to be able to 00:02:44.460 --> 00:02:46.599 kind of be fit enough and confident enough to 00:02:46.599 --> 00:02:48.620 be back in the match day squad I think it's going 00:02:48.620 --> 00:02:52.539 to take more time with Havertz he's probably 00:02:52.539 --> 00:02:56.159 in the gym now probably back on grass and I feel 00:02:56.159 --> 00:03:00.080 like he's closer to return than Jesus so yeah 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:03.759 just to reiterate Maduike Odegaard Havertz Jesus 00:03:05.000 --> 00:03:07.719 On keeping the momentum going after eight straight 00:03:07.719 --> 00:03:11.039 wins. Yeah, and maintain the level of urgency, 00:03:11.280 --> 00:03:14.319 the concentration, the focus, the ambition that 00:03:14.319 --> 00:03:16.780 we are showing every game. Every game brings 00:03:16.780 --> 00:03:19.180 different challenges. Sometimes we have to be 00:03:19.180 --> 00:03:22.099 very patient. Some other times we have to have 00:03:22.099 --> 00:03:24.680 a different approach. The game against Burnley 00:03:24.680 --> 00:03:27.080 is going to be really tough. They are extremely 00:03:27.080 --> 00:03:30.409 well coached. I know Scott Parker really well 00:03:30.409 --> 00:03:32.629 and what he's done with the club and with this 00:03:32.629 --> 00:03:35.490 team. It's formidable. And when you look at all 00:03:35.490 --> 00:03:37.889 the games that I see, five of the last games 00:03:37.889 --> 00:03:41.370 that they played, a very, very tough team to 00:03:41.370 --> 00:03:44.349 beat. Yeah, I mean, Burnley had a formidable, 00:03:44.669 --> 00:03:48.590 almost impenetrable defensive record last season 00:03:48.590 --> 00:03:51.789 in the championship. where I think they broke 00:03:51.789 --> 00:03:54.189 records. They hardly conceded a goal all season. 00:03:54.550 --> 00:03:56.689 However, this season, in the Premier League, 00:03:56.789 --> 00:03:59.009 it's a different proposition for them, but they've 00:03:59.009 --> 00:04:01.550 acquitted themselves really well. They've been 00:04:01.550 --> 00:04:04.310 competitive in a number of games. They were unfortunate 00:04:04.310 --> 00:04:07.490 against Liverpool at Turf Moor. It took a last 00:04:07.490 --> 00:04:09.930 -minute penalty from Mohamed Salah to break them 00:04:09.930 --> 00:04:14.889 down, really. So we know we can use that game 00:04:14.889 --> 00:04:18.639 as a kind of... as president that we can't underestimate 00:04:18.639 --> 00:04:21.779 them. We know they're going to be defensively 00:04:21.779 --> 00:04:24.420 well -organised, well -structured, but we're 00:04:24.420 --> 00:04:26.399 used to that. We come up against that pretty 00:04:26.399 --> 00:04:30.779 much every week. You know, Atletico Madrid are 00:04:30.779 --> 00:04:33.860 well -renowned for being a defensive wall and 00:04:33.860 --> 00:04:36.800 we managed to break them down and discombobulate 00:04:36.800 --> 00:04:39.540 them and end up winning 4 -0. So I think it's 00:04:39.540 --> 00:04:42.759 a case of if we can get that early goal. If not, 00:04:42.839 --> 00:04:45.920 stay patient. Maybe by the 60th, 70th minute, 00:04:46.000 --> 00:04:47.879 we can throw more caution to the wind if it's 00:04:47.879 --> 00:04:50.040 still level or if we're, for whatever reason, 00:04:50.060 --> 00:04:52.420 trailing. But I think it's just we need to be 00:04:52.420 --> 00:04:55.839 patient. I think patience is the key. Patience 00:04:55.839 --> 00:04:57.980 and perseverance. And we should be all right. 00:04:59.980 --> 00:05:03.160 On how competitive this season is, more than 00:05:03.160 --> 00:05:05.560 ever, I think the level is increasing year after 00:05:05.560 --> 00:05:07.860 year. Better structure, better organisation. 00:05:08.800 --> 00:05:11.259 better decision -making from clubs, managers, 00:05:11.480 --> 00:05:13.800 better players. So it tells you the difficulty 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:16.439 of that. When I look against the big teams, the 00:05:16.439 --> 00:05:19.620 way the promoted clubs have behaved and how they 00:05:19.620 --> 00:05:22.500 have all earned points or lost points, it's from 00:05:22.500 --> 00:05:24.980 very small margins and that's the reality in 00:05:24.980 --> 00:05:27.579 this league. I mean, a thing that Mikel loves 00:05:27.579 --> 00:05:30.939 doing is, let's say, gassing up the opponents. 00:05:31.480 --> 00:05:34.060 I personally don't think that the teams have 00:05:34.060 --> 00:05:37.399 gotten better. I think... The teams at the bottom 00:05:37.399 --> 00:05:39.699 have become more competitive, especially the 00:05:39.699 --> 00:05:41.579 mid -range teams. They're more hard to beat. 00:05:41.620 --> 00:05:44.180 Your Crystal Palaces, your Bournemouths, you 00:05:44.180 --> 00:05:46.480 know, that sort of team, your Fulhams, they're 00:05:46.480 --> 00:05:48.879 more rigid. They've got better players in their 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:52.199 ranks. However, the top clubs, I think, aren't 00:05:52.199 --> 00:05:55.399 as... ahead of the others in a sense because 00:05:55.399 --> 00:05:58.160 I think the game has become more of a chess match 00:05:58.160 --> 00:06:01.439 almost every game is a chess match and teams 00:06:01.439 --> 00:06:04.740 with low blocks it's usually invariably a team 00:06:04.740 --> 00:06:07.240 against a low block and it's just a matter of 00:06:07.240 --> 00:06:09.660 if you can break them down and low blocks are 00:06:09.660 --> 00:06:12.199 really getting difficult to break down you know 00:06:12.199 --> 00:06:16.879 so yeah I disagree with Mikel on that but in 00:06:16.879 --> 00:06:19.480 a sense that yeah we're very tough side I think 00:06:20.110 --> 00:06:21.990 The main reason we're doing so well is because 00:06:21.990 --> 00:06:24.970 we're so defensively rigid and structured. And 00:06:24.970 --> 00:06:28.589 we also have a high degree of control in most 00:06:28.589 --> 00:06:33.290 games we play in. So those two factors now mean 00:06:33.290 --> 00:06:36.329 that the main factor, the deciding factor is 00:06:36.329 --> 00:06:38.410 if we can get a goal. Because if we do get a 00:06:38.410 --> 00:06:40.610 goal, more often than not, we're winning games. 00:06:41.339 --> 00:06:44.199 And yeah, that's why we've literally won probably 00:06:44.199 --> 00:06:47.360 90 % of our matches this season. We've only not 00:06:47.360 --> 00:06:50.420 won two games which were against last season's 00:06:50.420 --> 00:06:53.000 champions in Liverpool and the team that finished 00:06:53.000 --> 00:06:55.500 one place below us in third, Manchester City. 00:06:56.800 --> 00:06:59.660 On if picking his team is the worst part of his 00:06:59.660 --> 00:07:03.509 job, no, I cannot say that. It is the worst part 00:07:03.509 --> 00:07:05.470 in terms of the decision with certain players 00:07:05.470 --> 00:07:07.829 when you don't allow them to play, which is the 00:07:07.829 --> 00:07:10.569 hardest part in our job. But they acknowledge 00:07:10.569 --> 00:07:13.170 that as well. And at the end, when they make 00:07:13.170 --> 00:07:16.069 decisions, some good, some bad. I'm not judging 00:07:16.069 --> 00:07:18.589 every decision that they make. We cannot do that. 00:07:18.730 --> 00:07:21.009 So the other way around, this cannot happen. 00:07:21.209 --> 00:07:24.509 So at the moment, we are dealing with it in a 00:07:24.509 --> 00:07:27.610 really positive way. And you can see the consequences 00:07:27.610 --> 00:07:30.600 of that. And the impact that every player that 00:07:30.600 --> 00:07:32.959 is not playing is having. And when they have 00:07:32.959 --> 00:07:35.620 to play, the way they are performing. And you 00:07:35.620 --> 00:07:38.720 only do that with good preparation and good mental 00:07:38.720 --> 00:07:43.139 state. Yeah, I mean, I looked at the fixture 00:07:43.139 --> 00:07:45.560 list in the calendar just earlier on. And I did 00:07:45.560 --> 00:07:48.100 notice that we're effectively playing every three 00:07:48.100 --> 00:07:51.560 days up until like the Christmas period. So we've 00:07:51.560 --> 00:07:53.540 got games coming thick and fast in the Premier 00:07:53.540 --> 00:07:57.519 League. We've got a little break. In terms of 00:07:57.519 --> 00:08:00.259 the Carabao Cup. But it will be Premier League. 00:08:00.639 --> 00:08:03.500 Then Champions League. And Premier League. Then 00:08:03.500 --> 00:08:05.279 Champions League. So the games are coming thick 00:08:05.279 --> 00:08:07.540 and fast. There's going to be injuries. There's 00:08:07.540 --> 00:08:09.079 going to be players coming back from injuries. 00:08:09.319 --> 00:08:11.000 There's going to be players in better form than 00:08:11.000 --> 00:08:13.660 others. So I think a lot of players will get 00:08:13.660 --> 00:08:15.600 a lot of game time. A player that springs to 00:08:15.600 --> 00:08:19.660 mind. When game time is the subject. Is Ethan 00:08:19.660 --> 00:08:22.920 Wanyeri. Obviously now he played well in midweek. 00:08:22.959 --> 00:08:24.939 He's not going to start tomorrow. But he needs 00:08:24.939 --> 00:08:27.980 to be ready. That's the key word. Myles Lewis 00:08:27.980 --> 00:08:30.199 Skelly is another player that is close to the 00:08:30.199 --> 00:08:33.600 first team. He needs to be ready. Christian Mosquera 00:08:33.600 --> 00:08:36.299 is probably the closest to the first team in 00:08:36.299 --> 00:08:39.159 the sense that he's probably the 12th player 00:08:39.159 --> 00:08:42.059 in the squad. Well, arguably... between him and 00:08:42.059 --> 00:08:44.700 Martinelli, to be fair, who was on good form 00:08:44.700 --> 00:08:47.799 before his injury. So there's competition for 00:08:47.799 --> 00:08:50.779 places which could only bode well for the team 00:08:50.779 --> 00:08:54.759 going forward, especially as we go into a hectic 00:08:54.759 --> 00:08:59.879 period of fixtures coming thick and fast. On 00:08:59.879 --> 00:09:02.460 managing the disappointment of players who aren't 00:09:02.460 --> 00:09:05.559 playing. Well, it's an education that you probably 00:09:05.559 --> 00:09:08.340 get since you are young and you decide to play 00:09:08.340 --> 00:09:10.759 football. You know that there are 11 players 00:09:10.759 --> 00:09:13.440 playing and there are another 10 or 12 that are 00:09:13.440 --> 00:09:16.039 not going to start the game. That doesn't mean 00:09:16.039 --> 00:09:18.220 that they are not going to be important for the 00:09:18.220 --> 00:09:21.179 team. So hopefully that's an education for all 00:09:21.179 --> 00:09:24.940 of us. with the right coaches very early in our 00:09:24.940 --> 00:09:28.259 careers. If I have to do that right now, obviously 00:09:28.259 --> 00:09:30.820 it will be difficult and just try to do it with 00:09:30.820 --> 00:09:33.139 an open heart, understanding that you care about 00:09:33.139 --> 00:09:35.539 them and you want the best and they will have 00:09:35.539 --> 00:09:38.139 their moments and then try to be as fair as possible 00:09:38.139 --> 00:09:41.179 when you see a certain behaviour and that willingness 00:09:41.179 --> 00:09:44.500 to play, giving them the opportunity to play. 00:09:44.679 --> 00:09:48.240 Yeah, I think a buzzword that Mikel Arteta used 00:09:48.240 --> 00:09:51.309 earlier on in the season was finishers. And also, 00:09:51.350 --> 00:09:53.350 he's already alluded to the fact that during 00:09:53.350 --> 00:09:55.250 the summer, he had a big meeting with all the 00:09:55.250 --> 00:09:57.590 squad and essentially just explained to them 00:09:57.590 --> 00:09:59.929 that it's going to be a long season. We're going 00:09:59.929 --> 00:10:01.809 to have a lot of games, probably going to play 00:10:01.809 --> 00:10:04.610 in a region of 60 fixtures. We've played around 00:10:04.610 --> 00:10:10.230 15 so far. So you could say, you know, we're 00:10:10.230 --> 00:10:12.750 about a quarter of the way through what we expect 00:10:12.750 --> 00:10:15.909 to play kind of thing. So there's a lot of games 00:10:15.909 --> 00:10:18.809 to play. There's going to be injuries. And if 00:10:18.809 --> 00:10:21.659 you perform, you will get an opportunity. The 00:10:21.659 --> 00:10:24.000 squad's at a higher level, a high standard. And 00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:26.399 don't forget, just because you're not in a starting 00:10:26.399 --> 00:10:29.940 line -up doesn't mean that the game state wouldn't 00:10:29.940 --> 00:10:32.279 determine a player from the bench to need to 00:10:32.279 --> 00:10:35.139 come on and change the game. For instance, Trossard's 00:10:35.139 --> 00:10:38.799 done that. Martinelli's done that. And so on 00:10:38.799 --> 00:10:43.240 and so forth. On if he's calmer on the sidelines. 00:10:43.899 --> 00:10:46.620 Yeah, sometimes more than others. I think it's 00:10:46.620 --> 00:10:49.000 the years. I think the trust and confidence that 00:10:49.000 --> 00:10:51.220 you have in the team as well, in the work that 00:10:51.220 --> 00:10:53.720 you do. Getting feedback, I think, is the best 00:10:53.720 --> 00:10:56.820 thing for people that are very close in our job. 00:10:57.340 --> 00:11:00.940 People that you know really, really well. What 00:11:00.940 --> 00:11:03.679 is that coming from? Because sometimes it's a 00:11:03.679 --> 00:11:06.580 way. I want my team to be very active and at 00:11:06.580 --> 00:11:09.299 the same time, very creative and very disciplined. 00:11:10.009 --> 00:11:11.929 And if you want the manager to be like that, 00:11:12.070 --> 00:11:14.190 you cannot just be watching a game like this. 00:11:14.649 --> 00:11:17.529 It's something that is the way I am. It's the 00:11:17.529 --> 00:11:19.889 way I live the game. And I want the players to 00:11:19.889 --> 00:11:22.029 live the game constantly with that body language. 00:11:22.210 --> 00:11:24.809 And from there, you can always improve. Yeah, 00:11:24.850 --> 00:11:28.309 obviously, Mikel has kind of mellowed slightly. 00:11:28.509 --> 00:11:30.389 He's getting a bit older, you know, grey hair 00:11:30.389 --> 00:11:32.470 starting to appear. But as we all do, we all 00:11:32.470 --> 00:11:35.350 get old. But I feel like he's got more experience. 00:11:35.409 --> 00:11:38.690 And obviously, if you have belief in the team, 00:11:39.039 --> 00:11:41.600 And if you've set the right instructions from 00:11:41.600 --> 00:11:44.740 the outset, then the essence of, you know, the 00:11:44.740 --> 00:11:47.559 emphasis on having to kind of shout and go crazy 00:11:47.559 --> 00:11:51.899 on the touchline is less. Obviously, the team 00:11:51.899 --> 00:11:55.559 is playing really well, but Mikel being a perfectionist 00:11:55.559 --> 00:11:58.919 and a micro analyst like myself, he's going to 00:11:58.919 --> 00:12:02.820 kind of notice things that aren't apparent to 00:12:02.820 --> 00:12:05.960 people, you know, that don't work within close 00:12:05.960 --> 00:12:10.139 quarters of the players. So it's just important 00:12:10.139 --> 00:12:12.639 for him to stay calm, as are the players, because 00:12:12.639 --> 00:12:14.539 obviously the manager is a reflection of the 00:12:14.539 --> 00:12:16.860 team. You don't want the manager going ballistic 00:12:16.860 --> 00:12:20.340 every five minutes. However, there might be instances 00:12:20.340 --> 00:12:25.279 where it does require him to kind of show some 00:12:25.279 --> 00:12:28.419 passion, if you like. Arsene Wenger, he had a 00:12:28.419 --> 00:12:31.179 different character. His style was more different. 00:12:31.200 --> 00:12:35.159 It was more calm, composed. Whereas Arteta... 00:12:35.979 --> 00:12:38.720 Probably a mixture. You could say he's a bit 00:12:38.720 --> 00:12:41.200 of a reflection of the managers he used to play 00:12:41.200 --> 00:12:45.379 for. A bit of Pep, a bit of Moyes, a bit of Arteta. 00:12:45.559 --> 00:12:48.820 Sorry, a bit of Wenger. And obviously his styles 00:12:48.820 --> 00:12:51.480 of play reflect the managers he played under 00:12:51.480 --> 00:12:57.179 too. On who he turns to for feedback. A lot of 00:12:57.179 --> 00:13:00.000 people. Some of them you know. And I cannot say 00:13:00.000 --> 00:13:03.049 it here. But that's just that. The good and the 00:13:03.049 --> 00:13:06.350 bad. All the ideas that they can bring to us 00:13:06.350 --> 00:13:08.909 better. People that have a different perspective. 00:13:09.090 --> 00:13:11.690 They're not with us every single day. And probably 00:13:11.690 --> 00:13:14.490 that's the people that have a more clear picture 00:13:14.490 --> 00:13:17.090 about looking at things with a different idea 00:13:17.090 --> 00:13:20.289 or perspective to help us. Not only me, but all 00:13:20.289 --> 00:13:22.950 the coaches and for sure the players as well. 00:13:23.529 --> 00:13:26.049 I reckon one of the players, I reckon one of 00:13:26.049 --> 00:13:28.860 the people is referring to Pep Guardiola. We 00:13:28.860 --> 00:13:30.379 know that they're close and they speak every 00:13:30.379 --> 00:13:33.659 day. Probably someone like Wenger as well, perhaps. 00:13:35.720 --> 00:13:39.440 On if it's other managers, yeah, it can be other 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:43.519 sports, but you will know them. It's Guardiola. 00:13:45.039 --> 00:13:47.700 On if every player is giving him something to 00:13:47.700 --> 00:13:50.799 think about, well, that's what we want to create. 00:13:51.500 --> 00:13:53.440 If you want to get the best out of all of them, 00:13:53.559 --> 00:13:56.320 those standards have to be set in training. And 00:13:56.320 --> 00:13:58.559 if you don't have that in training, it's very 00:13:58.559 --> 00:14:01.320 difficult to replicate it during matches. So 00:14:01.320 --> 00:14:03.279 it's the balance between the competition and 00:14:03.279 --> 00:14:06.460 cooperation between the players as well to understand 00:14:06.460 --> 00:14:08.899 their role on the day and what they have to do. 00:14:09.019 --> 00:14:12.240 But I love that spirit. Okay, so basically no 00:14:12.240 --> 00:14:14.539 then. Because if it was yes, he would have said 00:14:14.539 --> 00:14:16.759 that. But he's saying he wants to create the 00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:20.580 atmosphere where every player has a realistic... 00:14:20.960 --> 00:14:23.059 chance of starting. But obviously, as you know, 00:14:23.059 --> 00:14:25.259 we have certain players that are literally the 00:14:25.259 --> 00:14:27.899 best in their world, in their position. People 00:14:27.899 --> 00:14:31.580 like Timba, people like Rice, people like Gabriel, 00:14:31.840 --> 00:14:35.620 Saliba, Saka, Raya, you know, five or six players 00:14:35.620 --> 00:14:38.179 who are within the top two or three in their 00:14:38.179 --> 00:14:41.179 position in the world. So anyone that's in the 00:14:41.179 --> 00:14:44.929 squad, you know, in and around them. has their 00:14:44.929 --> 00:14:47.450 work cut out to kind of oust them from the team. 00:14:47.529 --> 00:14:49.590 However, that doesn't mean you can't play. It 00:14:49.590 --> 00:14:51.250 doesn't mean you should drop your standards because, 00:14:51.370 --> 00:14:55.169 you know, in training is where the manager can 00:14:55.169 --> 00:14:57.950 see the attitude of the players on a daily basis. 00:14:58.230 --> 00:15:00.669 So if you keep your attitude at a high level, 00:15:00.830 --> 00:15:04.710 then who knows? You might get an unexpected start 00:15:04.710 --> 00:15:08.070 when... Certain players need to rest. For instance, 00:15:08.350 --> 00:15:10.330 Julian Timber might need a rest. He's come back 00:15:10.330 --> 00:15:13.830 from a serious ACL injury recently. Ben White 00:15:13.830 --> 00:15:17.590 needs to be on his toes. On Scott Parker calling 00:15:17.590 --> 00:15:21.090 our side a well -oiled machine. I think we are 00:15:21.090 --> 00:15:23.389 able to dominate a lot of aspects of the game. 00:15:23.509 --> 00:15:26.070 We can, of course, improve in many of them still. 00:15:26.759 --> 00:15:29.559 And that's a constant evolution as a team. But 00:15:29.559 --> 00:15:31.480 the more resources and the more things we can 00:15:31.480 --> 00:15:33.259 dominate throughout a game, especially in the 00:15:33.259 --> 00:15:35.399 Premier League, the better chance we have to 00:15:35.399 --> 00:15:37.539 win games. And yeah, I've already alluded to 00:15:37.539 --> 00:15:39.759 the fact that we've got the defence and the defensive 00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:44.220 structure on point. In terms of midfield, we 00:15:44.220 --> 00:15:48.419 usually control the game. So that's on point 00:15:48.419 --> 00:15:52.470 as well. Well, so if we're dominating most matches, 00:15:52.490 --> 00:15:55.370 effectively, it's going to be a mistake or transition 00:15:55.370 --> 00:15:58.070 that we're going to concede from. We usually 00:15:58.070 --> 00:15:59.909 got a good shape behind the ball. We usually 00:15:59.909 --> 00:16:03.190 win the ball back quite fast. And we've got players 00:16:03.190 --> 00:16:09.350 that can defend well 1v1, especially to neutralise 00:16:09.350 --> 00:16:11.529 transitions. People like Timba, as I say, every 00:16:11.529 --> 00:16:14.429 week. People like Saliba, Gabriel and even... 00:16:14.649 --> 00:16:16.809 Riccardo Calafiori has improved significantly. 00:16:17.149 --> 00:16:19.590 I saw him up close and personal and he's improved 00:16:19.590 --> 00:16:21.269 physically as well. It looks like he's been in 00:16:21.269 --> 00:16:24.429 the gym quite a unit, definitely over six foot. 00:16:24.470 --> 00:16:27.149 I'd say he's probably about 6 '1", 6 '2". And 00:16:27.149 --> 00:16:30.830 he's definitely filling out. He's done some good 00:16:30.830 --> 00:16:34.269 work physically. So even him being a physical 00:16:34.269 --> 00:16:38.909 specimen, those four as a unit is arguably the 00:16:38.909 --> 00:16:43.220 best I've seen in any Arsenal era. on the number 00:16:43.220 --> 00:16:45.860 of fixtures in a season. Every decision that 00:16:45.860 --> 00:16:48.000 we make in terms of a fixture has to be guided 00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:51.000 on two main things. I think the players' welfare 00:16:51.000 --> 00:16:54.019 and then supporters. That's it. And the rest 00:16:54.019 --> 00:16:57.059 has to come very, very far away from that. And 00:16:57.059 --> 00:16:59.240 we should never forget that principle. That's 00:16:59.240 --> 00:17:02.620 the only thing I will say. Okay. Yeah, I did 00:17:02.620 --> 00:17:05.380 allude to the fact that, obviously, Arteta has 00:17:05.380 --> 00:17:07.400 said that he's had a meeting with the players 00:17:07.400 --> 00:17:10.640 in pre -season to tell them that it's a long 00:17:10.640 --> 00:17:13.799 season. Everyone's going to get game time. Not 00:17:13.799 --> 00:17:17.200 one player is going to play all 60 games. Plus, 00:17:17.200 --> 00:17:21.579 the strength of the squad allows and enables 00:17:21.579 --> 00:17:24.420 Arteta to kind of make changes here and there. 00:17:25.119 --> 00:17:28.619 So because we're playing every three days, what 00:17:28.619 --> 00:17:30.380 I just mentioned is going to come into effect. 00:17:30.559 --> 00:17:34.480 So obviously, what I'm going to presume is what's 00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:36.700 been happening most of the season. Myles Lewis 00:17:36.700 --> 00:17:38.440 -Skelly has been coming in for Champions League 00:17:38.440 --> 00:17:41.640 games. Ricardo Calafiori has been having a breather 00:17:41.640 --> 00:17:44.500 about playing at Premier League games. You might 00:17:44.500 --> 00:17:46.559 even be able to put a Ben White in there as well, 00:17:46.619 --> 00:17:49.559 who played in the Carabao Cup in midweek. Timber 00:17:49.559 --> 00:17:52.700 comes in tomorrow. So I think he's just making 00:17:52.700 --> 00:17:55.619 changes here and there. Obviously, William Saliba, 00:17:55.740 --> 00:17:59.000 I've predicted, will be out tomorrow, but he 00:17:59.000 --> 00:18:02.619 may play. Who knows? But obviously, it's just 00:18:02.619 --> 00:18:05.160 about utilising the squad and keeping all the 00:18:05.160 --> 00:18:08.420 players fit. especially going into the second 00:18:08.420 --> 00:18:10.839 part of the season. We want our players fresh 00:18:10.839 --> 00:18:13.559 in March, April, where that's the business end 00:18:13.559 --> 00:18:17.380 of the season and where things get won. On if 00:18:17.380 --> 00:18:20.200 teams will pull out of competitions in the future, 00:18:20.339 --> 00:18:23.680 I hope we don't. If we have that big piece of 00:18:23.680 --> 00:18:26.940 paper with those two principles there in front 00:18:26.940 --> 00:18:30.259 of us before we make any decision, all of us 00:18:30.259 --> 00:18:33.460 in our industry, we won't get there. If we don't 00:18:33.460 --> 00:18:35.740 and we just ignore that, then anything is possible. 00:18:36.180 --> 00:18:38.319 Well, I don't know about other clubs, but I just 00:18:38.319 --> 00:18:40.059 certainly hope that Arsenal don't pull out of 00:18:40.059 --> 00:18:42.740 any competitions because hopefully we can get 00:18:42.740 --> 00:18:46.359 ourselves at least one. That's the bare minimum. 00:18:46.460 --> 00:18:49.119 And hopefully two or more trophies this season 00:18:49.119 --> 00:18:51.599 because I do think we're more than capable of 00:18:51.599 --> 00:18:54.079 doing something really special this season. Really 00:18:54.079 --> 00:18:59.490 special. On if this is a good opportunity to 00:18:59.490 --> 00:19:02.190 win trophies. It's a big opportunity that we 00:19:02.190 --> 00:19:04.910 have ahead of us, but we have to continue with 00:19:04.910 --> 00:19:07.569 that level of consistency and we know how difficult 00:19:07.569 --> 00:19:10.349 that is. Tomorrow is going to be an extremely 00:19:10.349 --> 00:19:12.970 tough match for us and we're going to have to 00:19:12.970 --> 00:19:15.329 hit those performance levels to win the game. 00:19:15.710 --> 00:19:18.549 Yeah, I mean, it's just about guarding against 00:19:18.549 --> 00:19:21.890 complacency and it's about patience and perseverance. 00:19:22.450 --> 00:19:26.519 If we can put... three big ticks across those 00:19:26.519 --> 00:19:32.000 factors, then we'll be all right. On managing 00:19:32.000 --> 00:19:34.819 the expectations of our academy players, when 00:19:34.819 --> 00:19:37.299 you're delivering good news, it's so easy and 00:19:37.299 --> 00:19:40.099 it's so wonderful and you get an incredible reaction, 00:19:40.359 --> 00:19:42.640 but we have to be prepared in our job to give 00:19:42.640 --> 00:19:46.630 other kinds of news and messages. But we have 00:19:46.630 --> 00:19:48.849 to be prepared in our job to give other kinds 00:19:48.849 --> 00:19:51.650 of news and messages sometimes. It is for the 00:19:51.650 --> 00:19:54.089 best for the team and maybe not for the best 00:19:54.089 --> 00:19:56.730 for the individual. But you never know because 00:19:56.730 --> 00:19:59.230 some decisions that at the time you think are 00:19:59.230 --> 00:20:01.789 not good for you, they become the best decisions 00:20:01.789 --> 00:20:04.589 for your career. And I've experienced that myself. 00:20:05.029 --> 00:20:08.910 So take them, make the most of them and we'll 00:20:08.910 --> 00:20:11.230 see what happens the next day. So yeah, Arteta 00:20:11.230 --> 00:20:13.069 is obviously referring to the fact that he had 00:20:13.069 --> 00:20:15.859 to leave Barcelona as a youngster. He had to 00:20:15.859 --> 00:20:20.160 go out on loan to teams at PSG. He also went 00:20:20.160 --> 00:20:22.400 to Rangers. From Rangers, he went to Everton. 00:20:22.519 --> 00:20:25.240 From Everton, he made that big leap to Arsenal. 00:20:25.619 --> 00:20:28.880 And here he is as the Arsenal manager. So if 00:20:28.880 --> 00:20:32.480 Arteta is explaining to a young player that, 00:20:32.559 --> 00:20:36.079 OK, he may not make it at Arsenal or he may not 00:20:36.079 --> 00:20:39.759 make the squad, he can use himself as a reference 00:20:39.759 --> 00:20:43.279 to say, but that doesn't mean you can't make 00:20:43.279 --> 00:20:46.509 it. In football. So that's an important life 00:20:46.509 --> 00:20:50.529 lesson for any young player out there. On players 00:20:50.529 --> 00:20:54.009 calling the Emirates Stadium our house. That's 00:20:54.009 --> 00:20:56.410 the way I feel it. Hopefully the way they feel 00:20:56.410 --> 00:20:59.400 it as well. But to use that language, you really 00:20:59.400 --> 00:21:02.400 have to feel it. You have to feel that when you 00:21:02.400 --> 00:21:04.940 get there, your energy level, your desire to 00:21:04.940 --> 00:21:08.259 defend your house, to threaten anybody that comes 00:21:08.259 --> 00:21:11.019 very close to that, it has to be your mindset. 00:21:11.299 --> 00:21:13.380 And if the players feel that and our supporters 00:21:13.380 --> 00:21:19.059 feel that, I think we're going to be stronger. 00:21:19.460 --> 00:21:21.720 Yeah, I mean, the Emirates feels like my second 00:21:21.720 --> 00:21:24.720 house, you know. I know that place inside out, 00:21:24.799 --> 00:21:26.980 literally inside out. I know every room in that. 00:21:28.460 --> 00:21:31.539 I've been in every room in that stadium for various 00:21:31.539 --> 00:21:34.099 reasons. So whenever I'm there, it just feels 00:21:34.099 --> 00:21:39.640 like this is my house. So imagine the players 00:21:39.640 --> 00:21:42.420 who are there pretty much every day. So anyone 00:21:42.420 --> 00:21:44.819 that comes to infiltrate that, they have to be 00:21:44.819 --> 00:21:47.240 banished. And I don't want us to lose a single 00:21:47.240 --> 00:21:51.859 game this season there. Bayern Munich are coming 00:21:51.859 --> 00:21:57.279 up soon. I'm going away from home. We go to a 00:21:57.279 --> 00:22:00.259 different territory. Obviously, we use a different 00:22:00.259 --> 00:22:03.140 language for that. But at the end, the purpose 00:22:03.140 --> 00:22:05.839 and what we want to achieve in a game is very 00:22:05.839 --> 00:22:08.299 similar. But the context changes because we're 00:22:08.299 --> 00:22:11.740 in a different situation. Yeah, so obviously 00:22:11.740 --> 00:22:14.299 Burnley Turf Mall is the first of three consecutive 00:22:14.299 --> 00:22:18.000 away games. October was a month of home games. 00:22:18.079 --> 00:22:21.240 We had five home games out of six. Now tomorrow 00:22:21.240 --> 00:22:24.410 is the beginning of November. Where we also have 00:22:24.410 --> 00:22:27.210 six games. Off the top of my head, we're playing 00:22:27.210 --> 00:22:33.750 Burnley, Slavia, Prague, Sunderland. Then there's 00:22:33.750 --> 00:22:35.890 an international break. Then we have Tottenham, 00:22:36.049 --> 00:22:40.069 Bayern Munich and Chelsea. So it's a kind of 00:22:40.069 --> 00:22:44.690 month well punctuated by the international break. 00:22:45.750 --> 00:22:48.809 Went straight after it, thick and fast. We have 00:22:48.809 --> 00:22:51.720 a big week coming up. We need to take things 00:22:51.720 --> 00:22:53.920 step by step. We need to focus on these three, 00:22:54.019 --> 00:22:57.579 you could say, lesser away games. Nonetheless, 00:22:57.759 --> 00:23:01.119 we need to get our winning streak to 11 before 00:23:01.119 --> 00:23:03.240 the international break. And I believe if we 00:23:03.240 --> 00:23:05.220 have the right mindset and attitude, there's 00:23:05.220 --> 00:23:08.400 no reason why we can't do that. On if players 00:23:08.400 --> 00:23:10.900 could go on strike because of the fixture schedule. 00:23:11.420 --> 00:23:13.880 Hopefully not. If we look after the players' 00:23:14.059 --> 00:23:16.599 welfare and our supporters, I think we're never 00:23:16.599 --> 00:23:19.059 going to get to that point and that's it. We 00:23:19.059 --> 00:23:21.599 have to close the window there. We cannot open 00:23:21.599 --> 00:23:24.539 that window. It has to be closed. It's our most 00:23:24.539 --> 00:23:27.059 precious value. We have the best league in the 00:23:27.059 --> 00:23:29.559 world and we cannot just open any window for 00:23:29.559 --> 00:23:31.859 anything just to lose that because we don't respect 00:23:31.859 --> 00:23:34.720 that. and we forget what we are made of and what 00:23:34.720 --> 00:23:37.440 makes this game and this league so special. If 00:23:37.440 --> 00:23:39.900 we respect that, I'm sure we're going to be totally 00:23:39.900 --> 00:23:42.839 fine. Yeah, like I mentioned, there's games every 00:23:42.839 --> 00:23:46.099 three days, plus there's another two international 00:23:46.099 --> 00:23:48.960 games. So effectively, the players will be playing 00:23:48.960 --> 00:23:51.799 up to eight games in November, and I'm pretty 00:23:51.799 --> 00:23:53.339 sure they would have done the same in October 00:23:53.339 --> 00:23:55.720 because there was also an international break 00:23:55.720 --> 00:24:00.500 there too. So this is where the... strength and 00:24:00.500 --> 00:24:03.039 depth comes to hand. And this is where I was 00:24:03.039 --> 00:24:05.680 mentioning, and Arteta did say, that everyone's 00:24:05.680 --> 00:24:07.480 going to get game time. It's for this reason 00:24:07.480 --> 00:24:10.380 exactly. If someone goes down with an injury 00:24:10.380 --> 00:24:13.380 or fatigue, the player that comes in doesn't 00:24:13.380 --> 00:24:16.079 drop the level and standards of the injured player. 00:24:17.359 --> 00:24:20.880 On hoping Nonny, Kai and Martin are back for 00:24:20.880 --> 00:24:23.380 the North London Derby. I'm excited because they 00:24:23.380 --> 00:24:25.920 are tremendous players. I see them work every 00:24:25.920 --> 00:24:28.220 single day. How desperate they are to be part 00:24:28.220 --> 00:24:30.299 of the team. The huge boost that is going to 00:24:30.299 --> 00:24:32.480 be for the squad to have those players available 00:24:32.480 --> 00:24:35.420 again after such a long time. I'm really happy 00:24:35.420 --> 00:24:38.140 that I think it's going to be very soon. Yeah, 00:24:38.200 --> 00:24:41.119 I think those are the three that are likely to 00:24:41.119 --> 00:24:46.160 be back in contention coming up for that game. 00:24:47.340 --> 00:24:50.359 If anything, I think Nani is probably the closest 00:24:50.359 --> 00:24:56.119 and then Odegaard second. But hopefully Mikel 00:24:56.119 --> 00:24:58.579 Arteta is just playing mind games and Kai Havertz 00:24:58.579 --> 00:25:03.039 is closer to return than we think. On the impact 00:25:03.039 --> 00:25:06.359 of academy players performing well and what it 00:25:06.359 --> 00:25:08.920 has on the dressing room. Absolutely. And especially 00:25:08.920 --> 00:25:10.960 when we talk about players that are starting 00:25:10.960 --> 00:25:13.359 their careers because we've all been there and 00:25:13.359 --> 00:25:15.319 that's something that I discuss with the players 00:25:15.319 --> 00:25:18.329 and make sure that... When Andre Harriman -Anous 00:25:18.329 --> 00:25:21.549 thinks about this day, he knows the exact date, 00:25:21.609 --> 00:25:24.529 the team, the hour, who he played next to and 00:25:24.529 --> 00:25:27.230 what exactly happened that day because that's 00:25:27.230 --> 00:25:29.869 for the rest of your life. And we are all responsible 00:25:29.869 --> 00:25:33.150 to make that day, that night, very, very special 00:25:33.150 --> 00:25:35.670 for him. And the other fact, because you play 00:25:35.670 --> 00:25:39.160 a cup that you are in or out. And if we want 00:25:39.160 --> 00:25:41.279 to win every trophy and we want to be there, 00:25:41.400 --> 00:25:44.099 we have to be ruthless in every competition in 00:25:44.099 --> 00:25:46.640 order to achieve that. We are going to need any 00:25:46.640 --> 00:25:48.980 player. And in order to do that, you have to 00:25:48.980 --> 00:25:51.220 be at your best. And we have a lot of players 00:25:51.220 --> 00:25:54.299 that play very few minutes. But on minute three, 00:25:54.500 --> 00:25:57.380 Kepa made that save because every day he trains 00:25:57.380 --> 00:26:02.299 like a beast. And that's not a coincidence. Yeah, 00:26:02.319 --> 00:26:04.559 I mean, I did mention in the last press conference, 00:26:04.720 --> 00:26:08.829 Arteta did get away with that. Making so many 00:26:08.829 --> 00:26:14.390 changes meant that the squad wasn't used to playing 00:26:14.390 --> 00:26:17.210 with each other. It was a bit rusty, a bit vulnerable 00:26:17.210 --> 00:26:20.289 there. And Kepa did make a vital save. And then 00:26:20.289 --> 00:26:22.650 also the second chance Brighton had in that first 00:26:22.650 --> 00:26:25.509 half. We were lucky because we were staring down 00:26:25.509 --> 00:26:28.509 the barrel. And it was unfortunate for them that 00:26:28.509 --> 00:26:30.690 they missed the chance. However, sometimes you 00:26:30.690 --> 00:26:32.809 need to ride your luck. I felt we did in that 00:26:32.809 --> 00:26:34.710 first half. Towards the end of that first half, 00:26:34.829 --> 00:26:38.400 we took... control of the game and then I think 00:26:38.400 --> 00:26:41.859 when once you saw Saka, Calafiori, Zubamendi, 00:26:42.019 --> 00:26:46.539 Declan Rice, Gabriel and so on so forth warming 00:26:46.539 --> 00:26:50.019 up it was just a case of if we can kind of hang 00:26:50.019 --> 00:26:53.099 in the game or if if not even take the lead then 00:26:53.099 --> 00:26:55.400 those other players will see the game out and 00:26:55.400 --> 00:26:59.039 that's exactly what happened and transpired on 00:26:59.039 --> 00:27:02.670 sustaining the size of his squad I've been part 00:27:02.670 --> 00:27:05.130 of that. When I was here at Arsenal, we had an 00:27:05.130 --> 00:27:07.630 incredible squad. When I was at Manchester City, 00:27:07.809 --> 00:27:10.410 and you could pick two or three players per position. 00:27:11.240 --> 00:27:13.740 If you want to go to Chelsea or Liverpool when 00:27:13.740 --> 00:27:16.259 they're winning, they all have it. We don't do 00:27:16.259 --> 00:27:18.819 anything special. And thank God we have it because 00:27:18.819 --> 00:27:21.240 we have five or six players out, big players 00:27:21.240 --> 00:27:24.279 out. And we are having to use other kinds of 00:27:24.279 --> 00:27:26.960 solutions as well. And a team remains competitive. 00:27:27.200 --> 00:27:30.299 So very necessary. I don't think you get away 00:27:30.299 --> 00:27:32.819 at that level with anything else other than that. 00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:35.500 I mean, this is the first time I've seen Arsenal 00:27:35.500 --> 00:27:39.930 such a song squad. When Arteta was there, I wouldn't 00:27:39.930 --> 00:27:44.990 say the squad was strong like that. So I don't 00:27:44.990 --> 00:27:46.670 know what he's talking about there. I think he's 00:27:46.670 --> 00:27:51.089 having us on there. But yeah, in terms of having 00:27:51.089 --> 00:27:53.430 such a strong squad, I think, yeah, it's clear 00:27:53.430 --> 00:27:55.089 that this is the strongest squad in the league. 00:27:55.349 --> 00:27:57.809 The summer's recruitment has been exceptional. 00:27:58.210 --> 00:28:03.009 And it's just about making changes to be able 00:28:03.009 --> 00:28:06.250 to cater for injured players, players with fatigue. 00:28:06.759 --> 00:28:09.539 On if there's a solution to the fixture congestion. 00:28:10.480 --> 00:28:14.180 No, probably it's not easy, but it has to be 00:28:14.180 --> 00:28:16.640 doable because if we put something that is not 00:28:16.640 --> 00:28:20.220 feasible, then what are we doing? So it's doable 00:28:20.220 --> 00:28:22.960 for sure. So let's do it in the best possible 00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:26.220 manner, respecting players and supporters. I 00:28:26.220 --> 00:28:27.819 mean, I think we just have to get on with it. 00:28:27.859 --> 00:28:29.400 Anything that comes our way, we're going to have 00:28:29.400 --> 00:28:32.869 to deal with it, you know? I just don't want 00:28:32.869 --> 00:28:35.569 any excuses because we've had excuses the last 00:28:35.569 --> 00:28:37.809 few years, but I think this is the year where 00:28:37.809 --> 00:28:40.569 it's just about winning in any context, as the 00:28:40.569 --> 00:28:45.329 manager likes to say. On the confidence means 00:28:45.329 --> 00:28:49.829 the squad feels unstoppable. No, because you 00:28:49.829 --> 00:28:53.029 always have that sense of urgency and you see 00:28:53.029 --> 00:28:55.150 the complications and the challenges that the 00:28:55.150 --> 00:28:57.670 next opponent is going to bring you. We know 00:28:57.670 --> 00:29:00.619 that every three days we have a very... We know 00:29:00.619 --> 00:29:02.859 that every three days we have very little time 00:29:02.859 --> 00:29:05.440 to train and prepare. We always have to be like 00:29:05.440 --> 00:29:08.460 this. And I see everybody's on their toes, ready 00:29:08.460 --> 00:29:10.640 for the next game and accepting that challenge 00:29:10.640 --> 00:29:13.299 and understanding that the opportunity is there 00:29:13.299 --> 00:29:16.279 as well. And if we do what we have to do, we 00:29:16.279 --> 00:29:19.579 have a big opportunity to win a game. Yeah, I 00:29:19.579 --> 00:29:22.700 mean, Arteta's essentially saying really that 00:29:22.700 --> 00:29:25.940 if we kind of follow his instructions, you know, 00:29:25.940 --> 00:29:30.980 in terms of tactically. we're going to win 90, 00:29:31.160 --> 00:29:34.279 95 % of matches, you know, because even the Liverpool 00:29:34.279 --> 00:29:36.220 game we should have won, the Manchester City 00:29:36.220 --> 00:29:37.859 game we should have won for different reasons. 00:29:38.539 --> 00:29:41.240 But we don't dwell on the past. I think we use 00:29:41.240 --> 00:29:44.099 the past to make us stronger in the future. And 00:29:44.099 --> 00:29:47.539 yeah, it's just about dusting yourself down and 00:29:47.539 --> 00:29:50.509 going again. on when he thinks the title race 00:29:50.509 --> 00:29:53.529 starts. For me, it's the very first day in pre 00:29:53.529 --> 00:29:56.150 -season, trying to prepare the team and individuals 00:29:56.150 --> 00:29:58.950 in the best possible way and go game by game 00:29:58.950 --> 00:30:02.069 because it's going to be so long. I agree. It's 00:30:02.069 --> 00:30:05.730 the marathon. Obviously, that's probably when 00:30:05.730 --> 00:30:07.589 he had the meeting, getting the kind of players 00:30:07.589 --> 00:30:10.210 in the right frame of mind, understanding, each 00:30:10.210 --> 00:30:12.130 player understanding that it's a long, grueling 00:30:12.130 --> 00:30:15.529 season. Everyone's going to get games. The substitutes 00:30:15.529 --> 00:30:18.420 are not substitutes. They're finishers. And we 00:30:18.420 --> 00:30:20.519 used all our experiences from the last three, 00:30:20.599 --> 00:30:25.079 four years to kind of tailor it for this season 00:30:25.079 --> 00:30:30.079 and understand that in any context, we've been 00:30:30.079 --> 00:30:32.240 there before. So we've been leading, we've been 00:30:32.240 --> 00:30:35.920 trailing. But ultimately and consequently, we 00:30:35.920 --> 00:30:38.759 finished second invariably. So this time now, 00:30:38.880 --> 00:30:41.059 we've got to use everything, all the negative 00:30:41.059 --> 00:30:45.259 experiences and use it. to our advantage. On 00:30:45.259 --> 00:30:47.359 if he encourages players to talk about winning 00:30:47.359 --> 00:30:49.900 the Premier League, we have to focus on the journey 00:30:49.900 --> 00:30:53.279 and what we have to do every single day. Fixing 00:30:53.279 --> 00:30:56.079 the outcome, of course, we want to win it and 00:30:56.079 --> 00:30:59.039 the preparation is towards that. Great. And we 00:30:59.039 --> 00:31:01.819 have set all of the protocols, processes, ambitions, 00:31:02.119 --> 00:31:05.660 everything. Now, you have to focus on what you 00:31:05.660 --> 00:31:08.500 have to do. If not, you get distracted with the 00:31:08.500 --> 00:31:10.779 rest and I don't want any of that around the 00:31:10.779 --> 00:31:13.079 team. Yeah, I've noticed a few of the players 00:31:13.079 --> 00:31:15.720 have, openly come out and said yeah they believe 00:31:15.720 --> 00:31:18.559 that we can not only win the premier league but 00:31:18.559 --> 00:31:22.079 win more trophies on trying to go one step further 00:31:22.079 --> 00:31:25.140 in the premier league at the end you learn that 00:31:25.140 --> 00:31:29.579 the margins to achieve it or not are many so 00:31:29.579 --> 00:31:32.339 it can be that an opposition player is one -on 00:31:32.339 --> 00:31:34.579 -one against the keeper and he scores that goal 00:31:34.579 --> 00:31:37.369 you are the champion The other keeper saves it. 00:31:37.410 --> 00:31:39.809 You are not the champion. It can be other injuries. 00:31:39.950 --> 00:31:42.269 It can be other decisions. It can be a mistake. 00:31:42.589 --> 00:31:44.950 It can be many factors that we cannot control. 00:31:45.809 --> 00:31:49.089 What we can control is what we can do the best. 00:31:49.450 --> 00:31:51.910 There are many factors that have to go your way. 00:31:52.069 --> 00:31:54.410 You can do a lot of great things and still a 00:31:54.410 --> 00:31:56.809 lot of things have to go your way. The injuries 00:31:56.809 --> 00:31:59.309 and the players that you have to play and they 00:31:59.309 --> 00:32:01.730 have to be there and their personal lives have 00:32:01.730 --> 00:32:04.190 to be perfect because if not, it can unbalance 00:32:04.190 --> 00:32:08.380 things. It's so many things. And it's so, so 00:32:08.380 --> 00:32:10.819 long. And we've already seen the turnaround in 00:32:10.819 --> 00:32:12.880 the league and going to the Champions League 00:32:12.880 --> 00:32:15.519 is the same. Other leagues are the same. We're 00:32:15.519 --> 00:32:18.339 in a really specific context at the moment. And 00:32:18.339 --> 00:32:21.640 let's focus day by day. Well, to summarise that 00:32:21.640 --> 00:32:25.539 long paragraph, he's clearly referred or referring 00:32:25.539 --> 00:32:30.640 to Heung -Min Song's one -on -one against Manchester 00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:35.420 City two seasons ago. Because had he scored that, 00:32:35.579 --> 00:32:40.980 we'd have at least one Premier League title to 00:32:40.980 --> 00:32:44.039 our name. But let's not dwell on that. Let's 00:32:44.039 --> 00:32:48.119 win it this season. No. More to the point. Let's 00:32:48.119 --> 00:32:48.900 beat Burnley tomorrow.